Adela Whittingham

Freelance journalist

Recent articles

IFS: Councils need clarity about what they are expected to deliver with reformed funding

The government needs to be clear on what it expects councils to deliver to make its funding reforms... Read more
Civil service must run ‘more like a start-up’ – minister

Senior cabinet minister Pat McFadden has said the government needs to operate “more like a start-up... Read more
IFS: Scottish Government could save Budget top-up

The Scottish Government should save half of this year’s extra funding, according to the Institute... Read more
Localis: Government needs to ‘fix the foundations’ of council finances

Local government funding needs urgent reform in next year’s Comprehensive Spending Review,... Read more
Government targets local government reorganisation

Ministers are planning to abolish dozens of councils in the biggest overhaul of local government in... Read more
London Mayor seeks “roughly” £1bn to build 16,500 new homes

Sadiq Khan has admitted that he will not be able to hit affordable housing targets without... Read more
Lancashire set to receive £20m funding boost ahead of devolution

The county is preparing to set up its new Combined County Authority next year, with the money... Read more
Swindon improving but finances on a ‘cliff edge’ – report

The local government finance crisis could prove “existential” for Swindon Borough Council,... Read more
NHS productivity decline ‘may now at last be reversing’

Productivity at NHS hospitals is on the rise, according to analysis.
CCN: Government should rethink local government funding in Budget

Funding for councils in the Budget will go “very little” way to solving the crisis in social care,... Read more

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